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]]>Here's my question: if the Village is a form of therapy, then why do the people being treated need to go to treatment? And if the Village is to help people that are suffering, why would you help those people by torturing them in a tunnel that is too awful to even speak about? What is the tunnel? How does it relate to the real world?
When a person kills themselves or are being killed, it means they're waking up because they no longer need the Village. Ergo, if "dreamers" wanted to leave, why not "kill" them so they can go home? Why punish them instead?
Oh, and how did 6. 313. and the girl escape?
I would love to hear anything you have to say about this.
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Do you have a great memory, a keen eye for detail and a talent for reading social situations? If so, you might be suited for an exciting career at Summakor -- the corporation featured in AMC's The Prisoner. Find out if you have what it takes to become a top surveillance analyst by taking the Surveillance Watcher Aptitude Test (S.W.A.T), which assesses your ability to analyze video in three different scenarios.
What's the attraction to cowboys? Hapless heterosexual that I am, I might seem a poor choice to rank the sex appeal of these nomads of the frontier. But I do have a clue into why women find them so attractive -- and it's not the ever-present perfume of cow manure that lingers upon their manly frames. Let's take a look at the silver screen's greatest studs...
Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
The conventional heartthrob of this movie might be Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar (After all, Ledger starred in Casanova.) Ah, but exactly who seduced whom?! All it took was a pint of liquor and a few knowing glances for Twist to entice Del Mar's curiosity. Gyllenhaal clearly is something of a Don Juan himself, even if he doesn't look the part -- let's chalk up that mustache he sports in the movie's second half to a temporary lapse in judgment.
Maverick (Mel Gibson) in Maverick (1994)
Women like to laugh. Unfortunately, most cowboy jokes center on beans and farting -- so how refreshing it must be when a stranger comes along to lighten the mood with a little irony. That man is Bret Maverick, a gambler who always has a joke or two up his sleeve. It isn't much of a risk to bet that by the end of this movie, Maverick's ample charms will melt the heart of ice queen Annabelle Bransford (Jodie Foster).
In the movies, DJs aren't mere voices on the radio -- they're wise-cracking narrators and covert revolutionaries. "Words cause permanent damage," warns which movie DJ? Don Cheadle says, "This is a pimp I wouldn't trust to wash my car," as a radio personality in which movie? Do you truly know the movie masters of the airwaves?Take Quiz »
Scifi/horror superstar Ron Perlman explains how he nearly died four times during the filming of Alien: Resurrection and shares his theory as to why audiences are so drawn to the spectacle of horror. If you missed this video during AMC FearFest, check it out now.
Six's on-air adventures in AMC's The Prisoner might have come to an end, but the story of The Village is still unfolding in Chapter Two of AMCtv.com's online graphic novel. Writer M. Scott Veach's story finds its hero Rebecca Meadows arriving at a mysterious hospital. Could it be the Clinic from the miniseries? And will this doctor help her find her missing sister? Mitchell Breitweiser (Captain America: The Chosen) and Cliff Richards' noirish artwork creates an eerie mood, as the mystery deepens. Does The Village have a new prisoner? Read the latest installment then check back next week for more.
Click here to see Chapter Two of The Prisoner's online graphic novel.
]]>As magazines begin to compile their "best of 2009" features, it should come as no surprise that Breaking Bad is ending up on everyone's mind. Esquire's "Best & Brightest" December issue features Aaron Paul among four Breakout Actors this year. Referring to the Season 2 scene where Jesse wakes to find Jane dead, the magazine states, "During a few moments of raw, unwatchable anguish, Paul does the damnedest thing: He makes you want to watch..."
Not to be outdone, The A.V. Club compiled a list of the best television series of the '00s, in which Breaking Bad stole the No. 6 spot (just below AMC's Mad Men at No. 5). "Few shows have proven as skillful as Breaking Bad at stringing together memorable scenes," the article explains. "The actors help imbue the life and times of a dying man with the sort of powerful drama that keeps viewers rapt between big moments that can take a whole season to play out. But as Breaking Bad showed with its masterful second season, it's always worth the wait."
]]>AMCtv.com awards the Talk forum and blog commenters quoted in our weekly "Hot Topics" post with prizes like a Mad Men mug or a Mad Men 2010 calendar (limit one per person).
Among many of the questions Season 3 left hanging was whether Don fought harder to keep Peggy in his life than he did his own wife. Commenters had different theories as to why that might be.
• "I always thought Don felt Betty was above him in class, because Don is really Dick. Betty was a person Dick needed to become Don." -- 60'schild
• "Don doesn't know how to save a marriage or even be in one. He knows only what advertising tells him what a marriage is." -- 485Madison
• "There's no future with Betty; it's all future with Peggy." -- Auburn Annie
Log onto the Talk forum to join in this conversation or start a Mad Men topic of your own. As always, your comments throughout the blog are welcome.
]]>Season 3 ended weeks ago yet the show continues to get attention in the papers, including a best of the decade list, some creative fan fiction, and a shoutout from none other than Hillary Clinton. Check it out...
• The New York Times mentions that real-life agency McCann is having fun with its Mad Men notoriety. The agency bought space in trade publications like Adweek and Brandweek declaring "Welcome, Sterling Cooper," and created a website with video clips of their mentions on Mad Men.
• ABC News talks to Matthew Weiner in Sydney about the renaissance of quality TV; in the piece, Mad Men's creator references everything from The Sopranos to Miami Vice.
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So which team are you on? Team Jacob? Team Edward? Team What-the-Heck-Is-He-Talking-About? Whichever side you choose, there's no denying that Twilight is a sensation. Except... There's nothing here we haven't seen before. Think The Coreys. Think Luke Perry. It's all just a wash of screaming, crying prepubescent girls. So if you feel like Twilight fever will never end, take a look back at the biggest tween sensations of the last decade or so. Take solace: Nothing lasts forever...
1. Twilight (2008)
Every couple of years, tweens get all excited up about vampires again. First, there was The Lost Boys. Then, there was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This time around, it's Twilight. The first Twilight movie rocketed Robert Pattinson to dreamboat status. This weekend, he's back...and dreamier than ever.
2. High School Musical (2006)
Drop the snide comments about High School Musical 3. The first movie in this song-and-dance bonanza rates as the biggest where-the-heck-did-that-come-from success in recent movie history. The second one counts as an equally surprising, how-the-heck-did-they-do-that-again. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens are now household names. Now that's tween power!
AMCtv.com awards the Talk forum commenters quoted in our "What You're Saying" posts with prizes like a Prisoner poster, Rover beach ball or Village map (limit one per person).
After watching the miniseries' conclusion, commenters discussed the nature of The Village, debated whether Michael/Six's decision to replace Two was justified, and wondered if Two was in fact a villain for creating The Village.
"A sad ending and commentary. Michael, who represents individuality and personal freedom -- however flawed -- is finally seduced by the chance to be God. And by doing so will take others' individuality and personal freedom from them. Like his predecessor Two, he will eventually use tyranny to subjugate the others into his 'vision of perfection.'" -- DJT
"Six's downfall, like Two said before, is that Six feels he can do a better job and make a perfect world -- a perfect Village -- which was Two's intention from the beginning.This show much like the original is steeped in philosophy, so anyone looking for a concrete answer is going to be disappointed." -- Max
"Essentially, The Village isn't real. But it is, in a sense. That is, the people in The Village are ALL experiencing this phenomenon, and it has bearing on their real life. But they aren't physically in a different location, just in the subconscious of Two's wife's mind. Basically this show is all about symbolism and ideas of humanity." - 6
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• Red Cliff 
John Woo's mega-budget war history impresses with spectacular battle sequences, mindless fun.
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• Mammoth 
A deeply touching and personal family drama... but a little plot would've been nice.
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• Broken Embraces 
A wonderful vehicle for Penelope Cruz, but a clunky, soap opera-like story surrounds her.
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• The Twilight Saga: New Moon 
Vastly better than the original Twilight, but still dragged down by a vapid story.
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• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans 
Port of Call New Orleans - Herzog and Cage make for a baffling combo in this lost remake.
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• The Missing Person
A wannabe postmodern noir, but its rigid structure keeps it from capturing the right mood.
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]]>When it comes the greatest half-human monsters, vampires have always been the clear favorite. Dracula or the Wolf-Man? Dracula, obviously. But things in the monster pantheon may have changed thanks to Twilight franchise's Taylor Lautner. The level of tween-squealing over Lautner's teen wolf has begun to rival that of his fanged co-star Robert Pattinson. Which has us wondering... Which do you prefer?
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